We have compiled a guide of our top recommendations of drought-tolerant & native ornamental trees for the Ojai Valley.
Thank you to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Urban Forest Ecosystem Institute for their resources.
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Ojai Tree Guide
Cow Itch Tree, Primrose Tree
Lagunaria patersonia
Water: Medium
Height: 50 ft Spread: 20 ft
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Catalina Ironwood
Lyonothamnus floribundus
Water: Low
Height: 40 ft Spread: 15-20 ft
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Olive "Swan Hill"
Olea europaea ‘Swan Hill’
Water: Low
Height: 30 ft Spread: 25-30 ft
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Desert Museum Palo Verde
Parkinsonia x ‘Desert Museum’
Water: Very Low
Height: 20 ft Spread: 20-25 ft
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Canary Island Pine
Pinus canariensis
Water: Low
Height: 80 ft Spread: 20-35 ft
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Mondell Pine
Pinus eldarica
Water: Low
Height: 80 ft Spread: 40-60 ft
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Italian Stone Pine
Pinus pinea
Water: Low
Height: 80 ft Spread: 40-60 ft
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Chinese Pistache
Pistacia chinensis
Water: Low
Height: 25 ft Spread: 25-35 ft
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Argentine Mesquite
Prosopis alba
Water: Low
Height: 40 ft Spread: 15-30 ft
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Hollyleaf Cherry
Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia
LOCAL NATIVE
Water: Low
Height: 30 ft Spread: 10-25 ft
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Coast Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia
LOCAL NATIVE
Water: Low
Height: 70 ft Spread: 20-70 ft
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Blue Oak
Quercus douglasii
Water: Very Low
Height: 65 ft Spread: 40-50 ft
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Engelmann Oak
Quercus engelmannii
Water: Very Low
Height: 65 ft Spread: 80-120 ft
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Silverleaf Oak
Quercus hypoleucoides
Water: Low
Height: 65 ft Spread: 40 ft
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Valley Oak
Quercus lobata
LOCAL NATIVE
Water: Medium
Height: 70 ft Spread: 50 ft
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Netleaf Oak
Quercus rugosa
Water: Low
Height: 75 ft Spread: 50 ft
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Cork Oak
Quercus suber
Water: Low
Height: 70 ft Spread: 70 ft
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Island Oak
Quercus tomentella
Water: Low
Height: 50 ft Spread: 25-40 ft
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African Sumac
Searsia Iancea
Water: Low
Height: 30 ft Spread: 30 ft
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Tipu Tree
Tipuana tipu
Water: Moderate
Height: 50 ft Spread: 25-50 ft
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